Student Activity Fee Allocation
Longwood University Student Activity Fees for undergraduate students are assessed at $6 per undergraduate credit hour.
Based on an average of 15 credit hours per undergraduate student, the amount is $90/semester or $180/year.
The Student Government Association (SGA) allocates these funds in the spring of each year for the following academic year.
Longwood University Student Government Association (SGA) Student Organization Categorizations: COHORTS
Student/Campus Welfare Cohort
Organizations that directly benefit the Longwood campus. These organizations do not reflect the interests of any one group and serve to benefit the campus as a whole.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Lancer Productions | Lancer Productions, the student programming board, provides social, cultural, educational, and recreational programming. This student organization is a big part of Spring Weekend planning and execution. | $147,805.00 |
| Mortar Board | The Geist Chapter of Mortar Board is a national honorary leadership scholarship and service fraternity. This student organization plans and manages Oktoberfest | $94,160.00 |
| RCL Advisory Board | The Resident & Commuter Life student‐led Advisory Board builds a community among all students, both residential and commuter, by sponsoring, hosting and/or funding different programs and events. They also bring attention to different concerns or issues that affect the campus. | $15,000.00 |
| The Rotunda | The Rotunda is a magazine, distributing 400 copies weekly. This student‐run organization also provides a website with over 2,000 views a week. | $15,790.00 |
| Senior Class Council | Senior Class Council is a group of well‐rounded, diverse, and inclusive leaders who strive to make the Class of 2020 successful, as well as integrating students' thoughts and ideas into the study body as a whole. | $13,010.00 |
| Student Government Association | SGA is the student governing body of Longwood University. The budget includes EPAA funds, allocated for educational programming when 3 or more student organizations collaborate. | $126,175.00 |
| Upchurch University Center Advisory Board | The UUCAB plans and organizes student activities on and off-campus and advises on operations and policies in the Upchurch University Center. | $8,050.00 |
| WMLU | WMLU is the music of Longwood University and Farmville, Virginia. It is a student‐run, non‐profit, non-commercial radio station broadcasting 24 hours a day at 440 watts. They oversee and manage the annual Band Fest. | $7,850.00 |
Academic/Scholastic Cohort
These organizations reflect the interests of groups directly related to a major or field of study. This also includes organizations that encompass the different colleges on campus.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Singers (ACDA) | The Longwood Advanced Singers/ ADCA student chapter is an organization that supports choral music and the choral ensembles at Longwood University. | $2,000.00 |
| National Association for Music Educators (NAME) | The National Association for Music Educators (NAME) is a student organization geared toward music education and furthering education in the community. | $4,000.00 |
| Society of Physics Students (SPS) | $100.00 |
Club Sports Cohort
This encompasses those organizations that pursue athletic and other competitive interests. These groups fall under the aegis of the Sports Club Council (SCC). These groups must first be approved by SCC in order to be considered a Club Sport.
| Organization | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Club Council | The Sport Club Council serves 24 sports clubs and is an advisory board to the Director of Campus Recreation. They assist in the overall management of the Sport Club Program at Longwood University. | $95,000.00 |
Greek Oversight Cohort
These organizations seek to oversee and enhance the social Greek system on campus.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| College Panhellenic Council | The College Panhellenic Council is the body that governs the national sororities and 1 local sorority at Longwood University. These sororities include Alpha Beta Psi, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Kappa Delta, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Zeta Tau Alpha. | $5,450.00 |
| Interfraternity Council | The Interfraternity Council is the governing body for social recognized men's fraternities at Longwood University. | $174.00 |
| National Pan‐ Hellenic Council | The National Pan‐Hellenic Council, Incorporated (NPHC)is currently composed of nine (9) International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Longwood currently has seven (7) of these chapters on campus. NPHC promotes interaction through forums, meetings, and other mediums for the exchange of information and engages in cooperative programming and initiatives through various activities and functions. | $8,050.00 |
Interest Groups Cohort
These organizations are created based on special interests in specific areas including but not limited to: culture, leadership, and activities.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Longwood Ambassadors | The Longwood Ambassadors is a volunteer, student service organization that assists the University in admissions, public relations, and alumni activities. | $870.00 |
| The Big Event | The Big Event at Longwood is the largest campus-wide community service project of Longwood's history. | $4,500.00 |
| Card Club | The Card Club plays classic card games and more. All levels of card game players are welcome! | $122.00 |
| Company of Dancers | The Longwood Company of Dancers is a group of individuals who share a common interest and appreciation for dance. The Longwood Company of Dancers holds annual performances for the community and campus as well as hosts occasional guest artists and travel across the state and East Coast to perform. | $1,195.00 |
| Elwood's Cabinet | Managed and run by students, Elwood's Cabinet is a supplemental Food Pantry for all Longwood students. | $800.00 |
| Gaming Club | The Gaming Club is for those who enjoy video games, card games, tabletop games, and more at Longwood. | $1,264.99 |
| Paws for a Purpose | Paws for a Purpose members volunteer at area shelters/rescues/ranches. | $1,755.00 |
| Peer Health Educators | Longwood Peer Health Educators is a student organization that includes leaders who are trained to provide the Longwood student community with interactive, educational programs of Health issues important to college students. | $1,950.00 |
| Route 15 | Route 15 is an audition-based co-ed acapella group dedicated to quality performance and community building within and outside rehearsals. | $2,860.00 |
| Service Dog Training & Education Program |
STEP@LU seeks to educate campus, as well as the general public, about the impact of service dogs, |
$760.00 |
| Student Educators for Active Leadership (S.E.A.L.) |
The mission of S.E.A.L. is to offer opportunities for leadership development to the students of Longwood University, as well as catalyzing Citizen Leadership through service and collaboration with student organizations, campus offices, and the community. |
$710.00 |
C.H.A.N.G.E. Cohort (Community Humanity Allyship Networking Grace Equity)
C.H.A.N.G.E. (Community Humanity, Allyship, Networking, Grace, Equity, Coalition) C.H.A.N.G.E. strives to provide programs and activities to increase students' awareness, knowledge, attitudes and skills around the celebration of human differences.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Student Involvement Association (ASIA) | ASIA strives to be a community that brings awareness to Asian culture and recognizes the Asian population at Longwood. | $1,260.00 |
| Black Student Association (BSA) | BSA meets to discuss cultural and racial issues on campus, in the community, and around the world. They strive to promote diversity through social and education programs with the main goals to Educate, Advocate, Connect, and Support. | $1,820.00 |
| Hispanic Latino Association - (HLA) | HLA is for all who share an interest and/or background of Hispanic and Latin culture. HLA aims to create an environment that provides leadership opportunities through the education of Hispanic and Latin American culture. | $6,000.00 |
| Muslim Student Association - (MSA) | MSA is an open organization for all students at Longwood to come together to form a supportive, welcoming and inclusive community for Muslim students and spread awareness about Islam on campus. They strive to cultivate a sense of community on campus and commit to outreach to help uplift and give back to our community. | $6,210.00 |
| Native Student Organization - (NSO) | NSO's purpose is to provide a sanctuary for all students on Longwood's campus, to raise awareness and promote inclusion of Native American students while also educating the university as a whole on Native American values, topics, and issues. | $3,610.00 |